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The place for nostalgia from schooldays past

I have videoed many of these songs and will endeavour to begin to add them to the collection below. Let me know your favourites to prioritize
If you have more accurate publication dates for these songs I would be grateful to hear about them.

Find songs, rhymes and games from this category here:

YouTube playlist: School’s radio and TV – YouTube

• ‘ABC Playschool’ ABC TV for Schools
• ‘Come and praise’ BBC Radio for Schools
• ‘Family Favourites’ BBC radio
• ‘Hurley burley’ BBC Radio’s for Schools N.Ireland
• ‘Music Box’ BBC Radio for Schools
• ‘Music Time’ BBC Radio for Schools
• ‘Poetry corner’ BBC Radio for Schools
• ‘Seeing and Doing’ Thames TV for Schools
• ‘Sing’ ABC TV for Schools
• ‘Singing Together’- BBC Radio for Schools
• ‘Time and Tune’ BBC Radio for Schools
• ‘Watch’ BBC TV for Schools
  ‘Words and pictures’ BBC TV for Schools

‘ABC Playschool’ / ABC TV for Schools

Bend with the wind
YouTube PDF Autumn / ABC TV Playschool 1960s onwards / weather
How does a caterpillar go?
YouTube PDF Spring action play / Schools TV
Moon, moon, shiny and silver
YouTubePDF ABC TV 1980s
Mister Frog
YouTube PDF ABC TV Playschool 1960s onwards
Somewhere there’s a forest
YouTube PDF ABC schools ‘Sing!’ 1995 better world / community
Sponge fishing
YouTube PDF Greek / summer
There is someone who is hiding
YouTube PDF ABC for the very young

Children’s Favourites on BBC radio 1950s

Children’s Favourites (1954–1967) was a dedicated Saturday morning (9:00 am) music request show playing popular records like “Nelly the Elephant,” famous for its “Puffing Billy” theme. 

Little boy fishing off a wooden pier
YouTube PDF Lavender lane / BBC children’s radio / lullaby
The Owl and the Pussycat
YouTube PDF Edward Lear poem / BBC Children’s radio / Lavender Lane
Three little fishes 🧡
YouTube PDF number / Lavender Lane / BBC Children’s radio

Children’s Hour on BBC radio 1922 on

The BBC and the Child Radio Listener in the 1920s 1922–1964) was a daily, varied weekday early-evening show (5:15–6:00 pm) featuring live drama, stories, and educational content,

Upstairs to fairyland
YouTube PDF BBC radio in 1928 / lullaby / fairies

‘Come and praise’ BBC Radio for Schools

Autumn Days
YouTube PDF BBC Radio 1978
Paintbox or Cauliflower fluffy 💖
YouTube PDF school assembly / Autumn harvest / colour
One more step Sydney Carter
YouTube PDF better world / school assembly
The family of man
YouTube PDF better world / community

‘Family Favourites’ BBC radio

Ran from 1945 on the Light Programme replacing the wartime radio programme ‘Forces Favourites’.
I listened to to it with my grandfather and siblings as ‘Pops’ peeled an apple in a long spiral and divided it between us. There were many wonderful songs that we still remember today.

Inchworm
YouTube PDF doubling numbers / Lavender Lane/ bugs
Nellie the elephant
YouTube PDF nostalgia / story
The teddy bears’ picnic 🧡
YouTube PDF BBC radio Children’s favourites / summer

‘Hurley burley’ BBC Radio’s for Schools N. Ireland

One little pancake
YouTube PDF a number / finger play / food

‘Music Box’ BBC Radio for Schools

Doing the monster stomp
YouTube PDF action game / Halloween / comic / Schools TV
Rice and tuna
YouTube PDF hand play / food / call and response
Sponge fishing MB 1980s
YouTube PDF Greek / summer
The cockle gatherer / Eetia doo veel
YouTube PDF Hebridean folk song
The first of May
YouTube PDF Spring / community / French / steady beat
The garden
YouTube PDF hand play / Spring
The minibeast parade MB 1955
YouTube PDF summer / echo action / creatures
The rose tree
YouTube PDF late Spring / May / Schools radio

‘Music Time’ BBC TV for Schools

 “Music Time” BBC television broadcasts to schools ran from Autumn 1970 to Summer 1994.
mudcat.org: Music Time (BBC Schools) – Contents

Ifca’s castle
YouTube PDF a round MT Spring 1971
Seagull, seagull sit on the shore (2)
YouTube PDF hand play MT late 1980s
Sweet potato
YouTube PDF Creole MT Sum? 1970
The poor king
YouTube PDF MT Spring 1983 community / comic song
To people who have gardens
YouTube PDF Hebrides MT Spring 1983
We have planted in our garden
YouTube PDF Czech MT Sum 1973

‘Playschool’ BBC Children’s TV

Caterpillars only crawl
YouTube PDF Spring hand play / children’s BBCTV
You can stamp your feet
YouTube PDF action game

‘Poetry corner’ BBC Radio for Schools

The cold old house ♪♫
YouTube PDF poem / mouse / MT Spring 1973

The Romper Room USA 1953
UK 1964 (syndicated)

Bend and stretch / Reach for the stars 💖
YouTube PDF action / schools TV / updated
Early Spring / When winter snows…
YouTube PDF Spring poem / seasonal / children’s TV

‘Seeing and Doing’ Thames TV for Schools

These songs come from the books that accompanied these delightful programmes published in 1977 and 1982. I watched them in the classroom at the end of the 1970s and through the 1980s but do not have the specific broadcasting dates.
A witch wears a long tall hat
YouTube PDF S&D 1980s Thames TV
Christmas trees new
YouTube PDF S&D 1978 Thames TV

‘Sing!’ ABC TV for Schools

I have made a pretty nest ABC TV 1966
YouTube PDF Spring / Schools TV / hand play
If you should meet an elephant
YouTube PDF ABC TV 1989
The worm song Lavender Lane / Creatures
YouTube PDF ABC TV 1975

‘Singing Together’- BBC Radio for Schools

“Singing together” BBC radio broadcasts to schools ran from Summer 1949 – 1989.
mudcat.org: Contents: Singing Together at joe-offer.com

Afton Water ST Summer 1951
YouTube PDF Scottish folk song / lullaby / poem
An Eriskay love lilt ST Spring 1978
YouTube PDF Scotland / lullaby / love
A-Roving / The maid of Amsterdam ST Autumn 1960
YouTube PDF folk / community / BBC Schools radio
Boatman dance, boatman sing ST Summer 1969
YouTube PDF USA folk song / Schools radio / conservation
Blow away the morning dew (2) ST Summer 1976 (version ??? )
YouTube PDF folk / comic / community / weather
Charlie is my darling ST Autumn 1969
YouTube PDF lavender lane / Schools radio
Ally bally bee or Coulter’s candy ST Autumn 1972 💖
YouTube PDF Scottish lullaby
Donkey riding ST Autumn 1955
YouTube PDF sea shanty / summer
Early one morning ST Spring 1958
YouTube PDF Schools radio / Lavender Lane
Flowers in the valley
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1954 / colour
(The) Gypsy Rover Irish folk song
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1973
(The) Huron carol
YouTube PDF ST Autumn 1984 Christmas
Hush little baby / The mockingbird
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1951
Island in the sun summer / Jamaica / community /
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1973
Jenny Jenkins call and response
YouTube  PDF ST
John Barleycorn Autumn folk
YouTube PDF ST Teachers book
Jamaica Farewell new
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1974
Li’l Liza Jane
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1961
Linden Lee
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1960/1
Loch Lomond new
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1966 Scottish
Mango walk Jamaica
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1970
Marianina new Italian
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1968
Mairi’s wedding / Lewis Bridal Song Scottish
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1981
Maranoa lullaby Australian
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1972
Miss Mary Ann West Indies
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1975
My Bonny Cuckoo new 
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1967
My faithful Johnny Scottish
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1961
Nature carol Summer / harvest / Xmas
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1970
O can ye sew cushions Scottish cradle song
YouTube PDF ST Summer 1954
Rocky, rocky road ST Autumn term 1979, 1986
YouTube PDF West Indies spiritual / Christmas
She’s like the swallow ST Spring 1976
YouTube PDF Canada / Nfld. folk song
The Bluebells of Scotland ST Autumn 1961
YouTube PDF Scotland / folk song / call&response / BBC Schools radio
The candlelight fisherman ST Spring 1976
YouTube PDF folk song / community / weather
The cuckoo / Peter’s flowing stream ST Summer 1974
YouTube PDF Spring / German / School’s radio
The carrion crow ST Autumn 1955
YouTube PDF Birds / Schools radio / Devon folk song
The cobbler and the crow new
YouTube PDF Birds / Schools radio / community
The cuckoo new ST Summer 1970
YouTube PDF Spring / Slovak folk song
The friendly beasts ST Autumn 1980
YouTube PDF Xmas / better world / all creatures
The holly tree / Y Gelynnen Welsh
YouTube PDF ST Autumn 1971
The Hopak new ST Autumn 1980
YouTube PDF Winter / Ukraine
The keeper ST Autumn 1965
YouTube PDF community / call and response
The Pearly Adriatic
YouTube PDF Yugoslav ST Sum 1967
The silver wheat new
YouTube PDF Autumn / ST Sum 1975
The sloop John B. folk / Scottish / community / BBC schools /
YouTube PDF community / Caribbean / folk / BBC radio
The trout / Die Forelle Schubert????
YouTube PDF Germany / folk song / BBC Schools radio
The waters of Tyne ST Spring 1967 Northumbrian
YouTube PDF BBC Schools/ folk song
Three pirates came to London town
YouTube PDF number / ST Aut 1971
Wee cooper o’ Fife folk / Scottish / community
YouTube PDF ST Spring 1971
Westering home
YouTube PDF folk / Scotland / ST Sum 1974
Windy old weather
YouTube PDFST Autumn 1973

The Singing Kettle BBC Scotland / ITV

Katie Beardie
YouTube PDF comic / playground / Scottish

‘Time and Tune’ BBC Radio for Schools

BBC television broadcasts to schools ran from Autumn 1951 to Summer 2005.
mudcat.org: Time And Tune (BBC Schools) – Contents
A frog he would a-wooing go
YouTube PDF T&T Autumn 1983
Autumn gives glory / Sing hallelu
YouTube PDF T&T Autumn 1980
Dragon of a thousand lanterns 
YouTube PDF BBCTV Schools / New Year / T&T Spring 1980
Happy to be me
YouTube PDF BBCTV Schools / Hassebu / T&T Spring 1971
Haru ga kita/ Spring has come new
YouTube PDF Japan / T&T Spring 1990
Honey spread on brown brown bread
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1952
I love to go a-wandering / The happy wanderer T&T Autumn 1979
YouTube PDF community / German / Summer / BBC Schools
Lortl Song
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1966
Missa Ram goat
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1966
Paul’s little hen
YouTube PDF T&T Autumn 1958
Spring carol
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1961
Susy little Susy (different translation)
YouTube PDF T&T T&T Spring 1966
The frog and the crow
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1961
The grey hawk
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1961
The little pig (simpler version)
YouTube PDF T&T T&T Spring 1966
The riddle (similar version)
YouTube PDF T&T T&T Spring 1966
The sweet nightingale ST Summer 1958
YouTube PDF folk song / birds
The water fairies T&T Summer 1954
YouTube PDF
The weather witch
YouTube PDF T&T Spring 1966
When you beat on the drum
YouTube PDF T&T Autumn 1971

‘Watch’ BBC TV for Schools

Pancake Day W mid 1970s onwards
YouTube PDF School’s TV / food

‘Words and pictures’ BBC TV for Schools

I’m a brave, brave mouse W&P 1984 💖
YouTube PDF Schools TV / call and response / action song
Six little frogs
YouTube PDF number / call and response / action song
We’re witches of Halloween
YouTube PDF W&P Aut 1970s / 80s

Children’s BBC TV

The miller’s song
YouTube PDF Autumn / Bagpuss BBC TV

The Song Bag / Let’s all sing

With Tony Saletan Western Instructional Television 1973 / 1974
Ginny’s gone away new
YouTube PDF folk song / USA
Walk, Daniel new
YouTube PDF circle / action / Afro American rhythm
Waterbound new USA North Carolina
YouTube PDF folk song

Weekend children’s radio NZ

Messing about on the river new
YouTube PDF summer / nostalgia / boats